as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes cleaning your gutters, removing any combustibles from around your house, making sure that embers can’t enter into your roof or your other cavities within your building.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Noun
Drew Guthrie, of the same engineering firm, said the drainage would be improved with development of the property as the construction would include a curb and gutter system and three drainage areas.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
That includes cleaning your gutters, removing any combustibles from around your house, making sure that embers can’t enter into your roof or your other cavities within your building.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Advertisement :: Clouds of incense, guttering candles: Inside Lviv’s garrison church, singer Vasyl Hnypyuk’s high baritone rose and fell in cadence, supplementing the chanting of presiding priests.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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The comments in screen shots of the chat room were demeaning and vulgar – as were the texts from the anonymous messenger who had sent her the images.—
Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Where once was the vulgar, now lies the Vulgate, a common relatable almost religious experience that all at Barclays seemed to feel.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The waves’ matter-dense crests sowed the seeds of future galaxies and galaxy clusters, while galaxy-sparse voids emerged from the matter-poor troughs.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Still, an approaching trough will hit land by Friday with its destination in the Central Coast and along Santa Cruz County, according to Merchant.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With no access to public sewer lines and unaffordable septic systems, some families have dug ditches to divert the waste.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Man Charged with Manslaughter After Student, 20, Died in Alleged Off-Campus Fraternity Hazing The fraternity was founded nationally in 1906.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Those allegations, Baker said, were not founded, based on the video and other evidence.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Keep handy a snake, plunger, or natural agent (i.e., baking soda, vinegar, and boiling water) to unclog a drain or toilet.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Now her medical research is down the drain, writes columnist Mark Z. Barabak.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Having survived the World War I trenches and Chicago gangland, the brothers return after seven years to their segregated Mississippi Delta hometown, Clarksdale.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of the samples was dug from a scar-like trench called Wessex Cleft and the other from the bottom of a young crater rim in South Massif.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.—
Steve Willson,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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This social justice kitsch becomes a mildly obscene evocation of racial terrorism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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